*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up, it turns into one more thing on your list. Book a quick pickup in Alger, see your price before you commit, and get your space back.
You search online, call the township office, leave messages with a few haulers, and wait. One calls back with a vague estimate, the others never do. Meanwhile the pile in the garage or pole barn hasn't moved.
Alger is unincorporated, so there's no city bulk pickup program. What exists usually comes through township arrangements, private trash contracts, or occasional county cleanup days, often with item limits, sign-up windows, and the expectation that you get everything out to the road yourself.
Many haulers want to drive out and see the load before giving you a number, and that's a long trip for some of them. Then the price depends on how full the truck gets, so you won't know what you owe until the work is done.
Donating makes sense for things in good shape, but donation centers have to be selective. Worn furniture, broken appliances, and anything stained or missing parts usually gets turned away. Around here, the closest drop-off can also mean a long drive, possibly for nothing.
A rented dumpster is built for big renovations, not a cluttered shed or one room. You have to plan delivery and pickup, give up driveway or yard space for days, and lift every heavy piece over the side yourself, which is the part you wanted to skip.
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Most companies charge by truck space, and the price often changes on arrival. LoadUp charges by item, based on exactly what you're removing.
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Sofas, dressers, bed frames, tables, and more hauled away with ease.
Available in twin, full, queen, king, and California king sizes.
Covers refrigerators, washers, dryers, ovens, dishwashers, water heaters, and more.
Whole-property cleanouts for moves, estates, evictions, and renovations.
TVs, monitors, computers, printers, stereo equipment, and small electronics.
Includes treadmills, ellipticals, weight benches, stationary bikes, and home gym systems.
Add a single bulky item like a piano, hot tub, or safe to your booking.
Mixed everyday items including broken goods, old decor, and accumulated clutter.
Bagged trash, loose debris, and general household waste of all kinds.
Covers drywall, lumber, tile, fixtures, and mixed demolition scrap.
Includes branches, brush, grass clippings, leaves, and other organic yard waste.
Desks, chairs, filing cabinets, cubicle panels, and other office items included.
Moving boxes, shipping cartons, and leftover packing cardboard.
First item includes the pickup fee. Each additional item is a flat add-on. *See Alger's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders work a seized chest freezer out of a packed pole barn and down a long gravel drive. Each is background-checked and rated by real locals in Alger after each job.
Curbside pickup is the simple choice when everything is already staged at the end of a long driveway or beside a detached garage. For anything still in a basement, a crowded shed, or the back corner of an outbuilding on a larger lot, full-service lets your Loaders carry it out for you.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $80 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $75 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $90 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $80 |
| Multi-item pickup | Bundle & save | Add-on items in the same pickup for less | from +$15 |
| Item add-on | Optional | Bundle with your junk pickup | from +$15 |
| Full cleanout | Volume discount | Entire room junk removal | Custom |
| Disassembly service | Optional add-on | Large or difficult-to-move items | Custom |
* Starting prices. Final price confirmed by ZIP code and pickup conditions. Volume discounts applied automatically.
Out here, a trip to get rid of one load can swallow a whole Saturday, especially when the pole barn is full and the truck bed only holds half of it. Your Loaders would rather do the lifting and the long haul themselves, because the people of Alger have earned a free weekend.
Bulky items pile up fast on larger lots and in outbuildings, which is why knowing where things end up matters in Alger. Your Loader sorts each load by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture, tools, and household goods in clean, usable shape may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader sets these aside for that path, though availability and travel distance can vary in this part of Arenac County.
Items that are worn or damaged but still hold recyclable material, like scrap metal or appliances, may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates them from the rest of the load when possible.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or broken-down bulky items that cannot be donated or recycled are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, so you never haul debris across long rural distances.
Showing up on the wrong Saturday or with a banned item can leave a cleanout stalled for weeks. These rules apply in Alger and across Arenac County.
Arenac County has no county-run recycling program, but the Arenac Conservation District accepts used tires and has recycled more than 57 tons of them. Whether tires will be taken at Moffatt Township's spring cleanup was still unconfirmed in its latest notice.
Moffatt Township accepts rubbish at the old township hall garage on the first and third Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon only. Only plastic trash bags are accepted, and each carries a fee that rises for bags over 13 gallons.
Michigan's open burning rules ban burning household trash that contains plastic, rubber, foam, or treated wood. They also ban burning construction and demolition debris. Even before burning clean brush, Moffatt Township points residents to a daily Can I Burn Today check.
The Arenac Conservation District accepts car and lawnmower batteries but says it does not take household batteries. For lightbulbs and household batteries, the district sends residents to the Bay City Menards, which takes them free of charge.
Moffatt Township's Spring Clean-up, held the first Saturday in June, does not accept refrigerators or freezers. Under the federal Clean Air Act, the refrigerant has to be recovered before these appliances are disposed of, so they need a separate route.
Since the 1990s, Michigan's solid waste law has barred yard clippings from landfills. For Arenac County, the state environmental agency lists the City of Au Gres compost site and the Sims-Whitney site as drop-off locations for common yard waste.
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(678) 884-4738Generally no. Alger is an unincorporated community in Moffatt Township, so there is no city bulk pickup to schedule. Curbside items are only taken if your private hauler agrees. Dumping elsewhere counts as illegal dumping under Michigan law.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Alger starts at $80 for a single item, and curbside pickup takes $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, each additional item is a flat add-on, and the exact total is confirmed before booking. Traditional haulers usually charge by truckload.
Sometimes. Availability in rural Arenac County depends on Loader schedules and your address, so same-day slots are not guaranteed. Entering your zip code at booking shows live openings, and next-day or scheduled windows are often easier to get.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. Leave the items outside and add access notes at booking. For items inside a home, cabin, or garage, someone should be there or you can leave clear access instructions. Your Loader contacts you before arriving.
Hazardous materials such as paint, chemicals, fuel, and pesticides generally can't go in regular junk loads. Large loads of construction debris may also be restricted. Household hazardous waste usually needs a designated collection event or facility, so check with Arenac County for current options.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Depending on acceptance, good furniture and household goods may go to donation partners, and recyclable materials may go to recyclers. Anything that can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility.
You book online, select your items, and see your total price before confirming. Choose a pickup window, and your Loader calls or texts before arriving. The Loader removes the items, loads them, and you pay the confirmed price with no truck-size guesswork.
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